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Frag Grenade
HCE-M9FragGrenade-LargeRender.pngA cropped screenshot of the Frag Grenade in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. Original image by User:JackVibe.
The Frag Grenades in Halo: Combat Evolved (left) and Combat Evolved Anniversary (right).
Gameplay role

Faction:

Human (UNSC)

Weapon class (?):

Equipment

Weapon type (?):

Grenade

Counterparts:

Covenant
Plasma Grenade
Weapon stats

Splash damage:

120 to 80

Splash radius:

1.5 to 2.5 wu

Damage type (?):

frag grenade\explosion

Projectile speed:

10 wu/s

Reserve ammo capacity:

4 grenades

Tag name (?):

frag grenade [1]

 

The Frag Grenade is a grenade weapon featured in Halo: Combat Evolved and its remaster, Combat Evolved Anniversary. It has since gone on to appear in all subsequent games in the series.

Information on the Frag Grenade found in Halo: Campaign Evolved can be found here.

Universe and lore[edit]

Main article: M9 fragmentation grenade

In the original Combat Evolved, the grenade featured is the M9 fragmentation grenade, manufactured by Misriah Armory and used by the United Nations Space Command.[2][3][4]

In Anniversary, the weapon's model was replaced with that of the M9 grenade featured in Halo: Reach.[5]

Gameplay[edit]

Counterparts[edit]

Campaign[edit]

The Frag Grenade is first encountered on the level The Pillar of Autumn. It is unavailable for use throughout the majority of the level until close to the end, when the player comes across a barricade stocked with grenades, and numerous enemies bunched up behind. After this it can be commonly found in all subsequent missions often at the site of UNSC ordnance caches and dead Marines. They are well-rounded options with a powerful explosion that can be used to take out groups of infantry and damage vehicles. When thrown the grenade may bounce off a surface, with the first bounce starting a short fuse that counts down to detonation. Explosions near a Frag Grenade on the ground may cause them to explode in place, leading to explosive chain reactions.

In most missions the player starts with two Frag Grenades, with a maximum inventory of four. In Anniversary, enabling the Bandanna skull grants the player infinite grenades and ammunition. The Boom skull doubles the grenades' explosion radius.

Multiplayer[edit]

Frag Grenades are standard loadout weapons in Halo multiplayer. They perform largely the same as their campaign counterparts and are common fixtures in every map and mode.

Damage Modifiers[edit]

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Gallery[edit]

Halo: Combat Evolved[edit]

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Editing Kit, game file tags\weapons\frag grenade\frag grenade.equipment
  2. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved manual, page 16
  3. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets, page 23
  4. ^ Bungie.net, Guides: Weapons (Retrieved on Oct 28, 2004) [archive]
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 184